Title :
Heat-sink temperature distribution of the annular solid-state microwave diode
Author :
Yu, S.P. ; Glover, Gary H.
Author_Institution :
General Electric Company, Research & Development Centre, Schenectady, USA
Abstract :
It is shown that the heat-sink thermal conductance for an annular diode is more than twice that of a circular diode with equal area. Moreover, the annular diode radial temperature distribution at the diode/heat-sink interface is found to be considerably more uniform.
Keywords :
heat sinks; heat transfer; microwave devices; microwave measurement; semiconductor diodes; solid-state microwave devices; temperature distribution; annular solid state microwave diode; heat sink; radial temperature distribution; semiconductor diodes;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19710120
